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G. A. ST. JOHN.

' BREAST COLLAR COUPLING.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVUS A. ST. JOHN, OF PULTNEY, NENV YORK.

BREAST-COLLAR COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,028, dated December7, 1886.

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To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVUS A. ST. JOHN, of Pultney, in the county ofSteuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Breast Collar Couplings, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view embodying myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

The object of my invention is to furnish a coupling for thebreast-collar of a harness which will conform to the shape of the breastof the horse and remove the pressure from the wind-pipe; and to that endit consists in connecting the two ends of the breast-collar by means ofa metal loop or link, one end of which is permanently attached to thebreastcollar, while the other end may be removed at will.

In the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts, A A are the two parts of the breast-collar of ordinary construction.

To one end of the collar is attached, by rivets or other suitable means,a plate or strap of any desired material and form, in the folds of whichis permanently secured one end of the metal loop of link D. Upon theother end of the breast-collar is afliXed, by any suitable means,acatch-plate, B, as shown in the drawings, into which the free end ofthe metal link or loop is snapped. The loop or link D is curved to fitthe shape of the horses breast, thus obviating the danger of any rubbingor scratching the horse.

I am aware that breast-collars have been made in two parts andpermanently joined by a connectiugbar. Such construction I do not claim.

Having described my invcntiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1S-

The combination, with the adjacent ends of a divided breast-collar, ot'a plate or strap rigidly secured to one of said ends, a link arched orbowed outward from the line of the breast-collar and hinged to saidplate, and a hook secured to the other of the aforesaid ends and adaptedto engage the link, substan-

